Binham War Memorial

c70m to the east of the Gatehouse, The churchyard, Binham Priory, Warham Road, Binham, NR21 0DW

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First World War memorial granite cross, with later additions for the Second World War. Read the official list entry to find out more.

Heritage Category:: Listed Building
Grade:: II
List Entry Number:: 1452653
Date first listed:: 29-Jan-2018
List Entry Name:: Binham War Memorial
Statutory Address:: c70m to the east of the Gatehouse, The churchyard, Binham Priory, Warham Road, Binham, NR21 0DW

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Official list entry

Heritage Category:: Listed Building
Grade:: II
List Entry Number:: 1452653
Date first listed:: 29-Jan-2018
List Entry Name:: Binham War Memorial
Statutory Address 1:: c70m to the east of the Gatehouse, The churchyard, Binham Priory, Warham Road, Binham, NR21 0DW

This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.

Unless the List entry states otherwise, it includes both the structure itself and any object or structure fixed to it (whether inside or outside) as well as any object or structure within the curtilage of the building.

For these purposes, to be included within the curtilage of the building, the object or structure must have formed part of the land since before 1st July 1948.

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This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.

For these purposes, to be included within the curtilage of the building, the object or structure must have formed part of the land since before 1st July 1948.

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Location

Statutory Address:: c70m to the east of the Gatehouse, The churchyard, Binham Priory, Warham Road, Binham, NR21 0DW

The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.

National Grid Reference:: TF9814139948

Summary

First World War memorial granite cross, with later additions for the Second World War.

Reasons for Designation

Binham War Memorial, which stands in the churchyard of Binham Priory, is listed at Grade II for the following principal reasons:

Historic interest:

* as an eloquent witness to the tragic impact of world events on the local community, and the sacrifice it made in the conflicts of the C20.

Architectural interest:

* a simple granite wheel-head cross with a strong visual association with Binham Priory, contrasting dramatically with the red brick of the West Front.

Group value:

* with the Church of St Mary and the Gatehouse at Binham Priory (both Grade I listed), with the scheduled area of Binham Priory (which it is not within, but which surrounds the churchyard), and with Abbey Farm Barn (Grade II).

History

The aftermath of the First World War saw the biggest single wave of public commemoration ever with tens of thousands of memorials erected across England. This was the result of both the huge impact on communities of the loss of three quarters of a million British lives, and also the official policy of not repatriating the dead which meant that the memorials provided the main focus of the grief felt at this great loss.

One such memorial was raised at Binham as a permanent testament to the sacrifice made by 11 members of the local community who lost their lives in the First World War. Following the Second World War the names of five men who died in that conflict were added to the cross.

Details

First World War memorial granite cross, with later additions for the Second World War.

MATERIALS: grey granite. This memorial cross stands in the churchyard of Binham Priory (Church of St Mary, Grade I listed). It is prominently situated to the left of the churchyard path leading from the Gatehouse (Grade I) to the church, and the West Front is the backdrop to the memorial cross.

The memorial comprises a rough-hewn wheel-head cross, abut 2.5m tall, with an inset dedicatory inscription at the base of the shaft. The cross stands on a tapering plinth and single square base raised on a simple concrete foundation.

INSCRIPTION: the inscription, in leaded lettering, reads: TO THE/ GLORY OF/ GOD and continues on a granite tablet fixed to the front face of the plinth: AND IN HONOURED MEMORY/ OF THE MEN OF THIS PARISH/ WHO FELL IN THE GREAT WAR/ 1914 - 18/ (11 NAMES)/ ALSO/ 1939 - 45/ (5 NAMES).

Sources

Websites
War Memorials Online, accessed 20 November 2017 from https://www.warmemorialsonline.org.uk/memorial/104121/
War Memorials Register, accessed 20 November 2017 from http://www.iwm.org.uk/memorials/item/memorial/19920

Legal

This building is listed under the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 as amended for its special architectural or historic interest.